TOUCHLINES

CHELSEA are poised to make a £40m (RM200m) bid for Spurs winger Gareth Bale in the summer.

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger has finally concede that his team lack a ‘commanding’ presence at the back, a flaw which will force him into the transfer market this summer. And former Gunner star Ray Parlour says Bolton defender Gary Cahill would be the perfect signing.

ITALIAN giants Juventus are set to make a double swoop on Manchester City this summer for manager Roberto Macini and defender Micah Richards.

JOSE MOURINHO wants to be reunited with his former Chelsea captain John Terry at Real Madrid, according to reports in Italy.

ZENIT ST PETERSBURG have opened the door for Arsenal forward Andrey Arshavin to return to Russia.

MANCHESTER UNITED look to have beaten Arsenal to £3m (RM15m)-rated Lens youngster Raphael Varene, who can play center-back or central midfield.

UNITED are planning an ambitious summer move to lure Bayern Munich playmaker Frank Ribery to Old Trafford.

UNITED goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, who is retiring at the end of the season, has been offered a coaching role at former club Ajax by boss Frank de Boer.

MANCHESTER CITY will embark on their smallest summer spending spree since Sheikh Mansour’s September 2008 takeover if the club fail to qualify for the Champions League This season.

CNN presenter and former tabloid newspaper editor Piers Morgan has used his own account to call for United striker Wayne Rooney to be chucked off the social networking site because of his poor spelling and grammar.